Q: Is 48,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,240 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 48240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 67 72 80 90 120 134 144 180 201 240 268 335 360 402 536 603 670 720 804 1,005 1,072 1,206 1,340 1,608 2,010 2,412 2,680 3,015 3,216 4,020 4,824 5,360 6,030 8,040 9,648 12,060 16,080 24,120 and 48,240, with no remainder.

Since 48,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,240, it is not a prime number.


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